Messages in this thread |  | | | Date | Thu, 30 Sep 1999 13:29:12 +0200 | | From | Jens Axboe <> | | Subject | Re: Re: Re: 2048 bytes/sector media in 2.2.12 |
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On Wed, Sep 29 1999, Jens Benecke wrote: > Let me get this straight (before I jump out to eggheads and buy the wrong > thing). > > - Which kind of media does Linux read?
All kinds - CD, DVD.
> - Which kinds of media does Linux write, and in what formats?
DVD-RAM can be used directly and should work.
> - cdrecords always tells me about "Starting to write CD/DVD...(etc)" - > does that mean that I don't have direct write access to the media, but > have to create an image file and burn it like a CD?
I'm working on CD-R, CD-RW, and DVD-R direct writes and it's looking really promising now. Right now you have to write these types of media with a dedicated writer program, such as cdrecord.
> - Can it serve as short-term backup media (for constantly changing data) > (but big size files, so CDs are not an option)?
Then DVD-RAM is probably your best choice.
-- * Jens Axboe <axboe@image.dk> * Linux CD-ROM Maintainer * http://www.kernel.dk
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